1 Corinthians 1:21 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.”
1 Corinthians 1:21 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Corinthians 1:21 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Corinthians 1:21 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“For seeing that in the wisdom of God, the world through its wisdom didn’t know God, it was God’s good pleasure through the foolishness of the preaching to save those who believe.”
1 Corinthians 1:21 — World English Bible
1 Corinthians 1:21 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“For seeing that in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom knew not God, it was God’s good pleasure through the foolishness of the preaching to save them that believe.”
1 Corinthians 1:21 — American Standard Version
1 Corinthians 1:21 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“for, seeing in the wisdom of God the world through the wisdom knew not God, it did please God through the foolishness of the preaching to save those believing.”
1 Corinthians 1:21 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Corinthians 1:21 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“For since, in the wisdom of God, the world by wisdom has not known God,God has been pleased by the foolishness of the preaching to save those that believe.”
1 Corinthians 1:21 — Darby Translation
1 Corinthians 1:21 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For seeing the worlde by wisedome knewe not God in the wisedome of GOD, it pleased God by the foolishnesse of preaching to saue them that beleeue:”
1 Corinthians 1:21 — Geneva Bible
1 Corinthians 1:21 in Context — 1 Corinthians 1
19 Porque está escrito: Destruiré la sabiduría de los sabios, y desecharé la inteligencia de los entendidos.
20 ¿Qué es del sabio? ¿qué del escriba? ¿qué del escudriñador de este siglo? ¿no ha enloquecido Dios la sabiduría del mundo?
21 Porque por no haber el mundo conocido en la sabiduría de Dios á Dios por sabiduría, agradó á Dios salvar á los creyentes por la locura de la predicación.
22 Porque los Judíos piden señales, y los Griegos buscan sabiduría:
23 Mas nosotros predicamos á Cristo crucificado, á los Judíos ciertamente tropezadero, y á los Gentiles locura;
What Does 1 Corinthians 1:21 Mean?
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